[Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair

[Jay Friedland]

Jim/Kathy,
Just on  along shot, I had similar symptoms on my Yamaha 9.9 last  
year-ok in idle, but choked when throttled. My local dealer  
immediately pegged my symptoms as the Ethanol curse. Ethanol when  
mixed with old gas or even old gas can suspend dirt, etc. that laid  
on the bottom of the can, or moisture in the gas. It was never a  
problem, until they started mixing old and new. Changing the fuel  
filter may in fact help, and trying a good carburetor cleaner can't  
hurt.

My dealer knowing the weight problem, had me remove the carburetor. I  
thought it would be like "heart surgery" on a friend, but in 15  
minutes he walked me through it with the right tools it was done. The  
fuel feed lines needed to be flushed. For security, he recommended  
the fuel tank be dumped and flushed. I carry an extra fuel filter,  
but Yamaha's "Ring-Free" additive they say is crucial with Ethanol. I  
have well over  60 hours since on the motor with no problems and  
solid performance, even offshore where it's survival mode.

Otherwise, I've put it in a slip (or next to a dock), stern-first.  
I've used a piling to tie off the motor as a backup (to prevent it  
from dropping), and created a 2-person pull rope with one person in  
the boat to guide and release it from the mount. There are also web  
snap-on handles/straps that West Marine and other sell for lifting  
outboards for about $25. Setting it down correctly and not letting  
the lower unit rise above the head are SOP.

Good luck

On Sep 24, 2007, at 10:22 PM, Just bent wrote:

>
> Jim,
> If you can't find a someone to lift it off for you, pay someone.  
> It's not
> worth a back problem.
> After you get it off, make sure you set it down on the correct  
> side. It
> matters on my outboard.
> Jb
>
>
>
> James Barron wrote:
>>
>> Being relative newbies, Jim and I are wondering (OK, having lively
>> debates) about how to safely remove
>> our 80 pound Yamaha motor for repair if necessary.  It has been  
>> idling
>> fine, but hesitating when increasing the throttle.
>> We will replace the fuel filter (our first guess), but if that  
>> doesn't
>> work, we will need to take it to the
>> local Yamaha dealer for repair.  We have no previous experience with
>> outboard motors.
>> Back to removing the motor---neither one of us can lift heavy  
>> objects. Any
>> creative way to remove
>> it without manhandling it? We will be taking it out of the water this
>> weekend. :(
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim and Kathy Barron
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